Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Sweeney

Stephen M. Sweeney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Defining pairing rules for connections
    Patent number: 10204172
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • Defining pairing rules for connections
    Patent number: 10042954
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • DEFINING PAIRING RULES FOR CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20170103142
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • Defining pairing rules for connections
    Patent number: 9547661
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • DEFINING PAIRING RULES FOR CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20160179837
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • DEFINING PAIRING RULES FOR CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20160162517
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney